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Vol. LXVI No. 56
Thursday. October 24. 1974

University of Kentucky
Lexington. Ky. 40506

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Proposed amendment

 asks for elimination
of meeting regulations

By BRUCE WINGES
Kernel Staff Writer

A student code amendment eliminating regulations as to
time. place and manner of meetings, demonstrations and
other assemblies is among the 34 proposed amendments the
Advisory Committee on Student Code Revision has received.

The committee has also received an amendment giving
Student Government tSGi power to choose student members
of the committee

'I‘lII-I (‘ODI-I of Student (‘onduct deals with rules.
procedures. rights and responsiblities governing non-
academic offenses against the University.

Each year the Advisory Committee on Student Code
ltevtsion composed of students, administrators and
faculty solicits proposed student code changes and holds
an open hea ring for the University community to discuss the
proposed changes. This year‘s hearing will be on Nov. 6.

The proposed changes will then be forwarded to President
(itis A. Singletary for presentation to the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees is the only body that can amend the

student code .
IF PASSED. one proposed change in the student code

would elim inate University regulations as to time. place and
manner for freedom of expression.

Section 2.4 of the student code provides for the right of
freedom of expression including the right to picket or
demonstrate _, if the following conditions are met: it be done
in an orderly and peaceful manner. it does not interfere in
any way with the proper functioning of the University and it
obeys the Univerity's regulations as to time, place and

Kernel stall photo by Jim Mluom

Sylvia lleisler. freshman art major. and Linda Jordan.
freshman nursing major. took advantage of warm sunny
skies yesterday afternoon to do a little practicing. They plan
to perform for a coffeehouse to be given Saturday night after

Strummin' and Singin'

Students help finance

By Sl'S.\\' JONES
Kernel Staff Writer

Even With increasing costs in fuel and
maintenance. members of the UK Faculty
('lubcoiitinue to pay a flat rate for Student
(‘enter space and services with students
picking up the deficit.

The Faculty ('lub has paid a set annual
fee of $2500 throughout the past eight years
for space in the Student (‘enter and for
maintenance of that space. The deficit
incurred is paid for out of the Student

the game at the Newman Center.

t‘cntei‘ budget. which primarily consists of
a portion of the student activities fee.

.\('(‘tt|tl)l\(t 'I‘t) Assistant Dean of
Students Frank Harris. the faculty club's
operating costs for the year 1966-67 were
$16.188. leaving a deficit of $13,688.

Harris. who was director of the Student
('enter when he compiled the figures,
based the statistics on building. furniture
and tquipment maintenance along Wllh
heat and electricity costs. The

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compilations also included the cost of
jitntlttrlill services and a portion of
superv'isory personnel salaries.

“From time to time l had some conerns
about student subsidization of the Faculty
t'lub." Harris said.

('tIS’I‘S til“ TIIF food service personnel
serving the Faculty (‘lub have also
operated at a loss until this semester.
Allen Rieman, Director of Food Services.
said his department lost approximately
$8000 during 1972-73.

Police media liason discounts criticism
by journalism department faculty

By NANCY DALY
Kernel Staff Writer

Joe (‘att. media liason for the metro
police department, discounted criticism
by UK joumalism faculty of his testimony
at the Featherston inquest.

(‘att testified Friday at the inquest into
the shooting death of Fred Featherston. 88,
by metro police officers. The inquest,
which ended Monday. resulted in a verdict
ofunjustifiable homicide by five of the six-
member ju ry.

l)l'I{I.\'(I IIIS testimony (Tatt accused
the news media‘s coverage of the Sept. 18
incident of being “sensationalized” and
‘inaccumte."

(‘att particularly criticized the
Lexington Herald and said he had urged
local papers to refrain from covering the
shootout tintil the police supplied them
with official statements

The professors' statement was released
Monday after they voted unanimously at a
Department of Journalism faculty
meeting to comment on (Yatt's testimony.

"\‘F MHZ alarmed,“ read the press
release. “at (‘att's testimony because it
implies that newspapers should serve
simply as bulletin boards for the official
versions of events.

"The public deserves more than that
from the press. lf recent events in our
national hi story have carried any message
for thepiess, it is that the whole truth often
evades official channels.

“(‘crtaiiily in a matter as serious as the
«team of a citizen at the hands of
policemen. the reporter‘s obligation is to
sift through the facts as they become
available." the professors said. “(‘att
seems to have been criticizing the
newspapers for doing their job."

“It‘s easy to sit out there and teach
ioumalism theory." (‘att said of the
faculty statement, “but‘ it's a different
thing to go out and practice.“

(‘A'I‘T SAID he understood the problems
of newspapers due to the “constant
pressureof deadlines“and said “the press
does a hell of a job.“

But he said the Feathersfon coverage
“tended to incite the community by
making the public believe wholesale
slaughter occurred at the old man's
apartment.”

f‘olice (‘fiief James Shaffer said earlier
the police investigation would be released
tict. 15. but it was postponed when
Featherston's family asked for a coroner's
inquest.

But t'att said there WIll be no police
icport because they feel the information
released at the inquest was sufficient.

Continued on Page 7

Faculty Club

The loss was lessened this semester
because Home Economics students
interning in the Faculty (‘lub cafeteria are
not paid and absorb most costs. The UK
Housing and Dining System is basically
self~perpetuating Most of its funds come
from student residence hall and meal
ticket fees.

Rieman also said only 900 meals are
served in the club per week and that
number is decreasing.

DR. WILLIS Sl'TTUN, president of the
Faculty ('lub. said the club may be getting
a baigain.

“However ifyou consider the usefulness
of the club in facilitating contact between
faculty members from different
disciplines and between faculty members
and administrators the cost analysis
figures are not really applicable," he said.

Sutton said it was doubtful the club could
survive if dues were raised to cover costs.
Presently each of the 400 members pays
$15 per year in dues.

MEMBERSHIP WAS declining three
years ago but has remained stable for the
past two years. according to Sutton.
Faculty. office staff and graduate
assistants are eligible for membership.

Mary Jo Mertens. present director of the
Student Center. said she was inclined to
think costs for maintaining the club had
increased since I966. “I question the
validity of the use of that much space for
so few people."

The Faculty ('lub uses three rooms on
.he third floor of the Student ('entcr.
Mertcns said she plans to do an analysis
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must change

Thougha coroner‘s inquest jury reached a verdict of
“unjustifiable homocide" in the death of 88-year-old
Fred Featherston, Lexingtonians have no guarantee
that similar incidents will be avoided in the future.

In its decision, the jury confirmed the fears of many
that the Sept. 18 incident was directly caused by an
overreacting and confused police force. Since there
has been no action, either internally or by local
governmental bodies, (0 correct the aggressiveness of
the police force there is no reason to believe that the
Featherston tradedy will not reoccurr in the future.

To prevent a future siege on a private citizen by the
police department it is necessary that the department

make several reforms.

The department‘s home fleet plan.

which allows

members if the force to take their vehicles home at
night, have been abused. It was pointed out in the
evidence to the jury that some police officers have
been allowed to live in various apartment complexes
rent-free in return for the service of having the police
vehicle parked in the complex lots, serving as a

possible crime deterent.

This trade-off put at least one officer in the
Feathers ton conflict in the position of feeling indebted
to his landlord to the point that he may have
subconsciously overreacted in handling Featherston.

Other officers who have similararrangements could
easily overreact in the same manner when minor
disturbances occurr in the complex in which they live.

Until these and similar police department policies
are revised, Lexingtonians should not be secure in
thinking that other Featherston tragedies will never
happen again. The possiblity is ever present.

Whatever the outcome of the Featherston
investiga tion, care should be taken to insure that these

policies are changed.

letters to the editor

Drummin' up student support

I am writing this letter as both
a student who watches each
football game from the second
tier, and as a big fan of the
Wildcat Band.

The reception received by the
band from the student section on
Saturday night was lacking to say
the least. The band has been
working on this show since the
week before school started. I
realize that the first two shows
almost completely ignored the
students. This was due to the
nature of the shows. (The
stadium dedication, and Band
Day). However. this show was
purposely designed in both music
and performance for the
students. It was even announced
as such.

Our band is one of the best
bands in the nation, and I think
Mr. Clarke and the band deserve
a better reception than was given
them by the majority of the
students.

Michael Thompson
Ag. Education Senior

Surprise. . .

I am surprised at the apparent
show of support on campus these
days for the candidacy of Sen.
Cook. True, he has managed to
finally end up on the right side of
the Red River dam issue: but one
has to wonder after consistently
voting in Congress to fund the
dam if the Honorable Senator

isn‘t playing politics with the
ecology of the state.

Then again I guess I'm just
bitter. I remember the days when
the Senator was voting to fund a
war that led to the deaths of
50,000 people and helped to
destroy the unity of a nation. I
also seem to remember Mr. Cook
enthusiastically stumping for
Nixon in the 1972 election. That
surely speaks well of him.

I somehow have the feeling that
the state can‘t afford to re-elect a

 

 

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Nicholas Von Hoffman

Franklin National's failure
is an ominous sign

By NICHOLAS VON HOFFMAN

WASHINGTON —— At 3 pm. on
Tuesday, Oct. 9, they shot the old
Franklin National Bank down at
a cost to the public of the
stupendous sum of at least $1.75
billion.

The final reckoning, if we're
ever told it, may be $2 billion
which would equal about 10
Lockheed deals or all the money
middle-income taxpayers are
expected to pay should President
Ford's five per cent surtax win
the approval of Congress.

The Franklin failure is the
largest single such shipwreck in

member of the team that brought
you Spiro Agnew, Richard Nixon,
Watergate. I.T.T.. the milk and
grain scandals. and the most
corrupt administration in the
history of the nation. Judging
from Jack Anderson‘s articles,
Mr. Cook fits right into that
pattern.

On second thought Gov. Ford
looks much better.

Pat Long
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our history: but during these
months and months that the
carcass was taking water and
going down, no candid explana‘
tion has been offered as to why
the Federal Reserve pumped in
$1.75 billion to keep it afloat and
caused private banks to lend the
hulk another $225 million con-
trolled by the Federal Reserve.
By way of explanation we've
been entertained with tales of
sinister Italian financiers, insub-
ordinate clerks and desperate
gambles in foreign exchange
speculation.

LATELY TH E excuse has been
that Franklin was an extraordi-
narily badly managed enterprise.
and that's saying something for
an industry which has a
reputation for profligate over-
head and expensive inefficiency.

A closer look at Franklin
suggests that the bank took an
enormous beating on taxexempt
municipal bonds. The possibility
that Franklin may have bought
these bonds as a result of
questionable relationships with
the politicians sponsoring them
doesn‘t seem to have been
investigated.

In any event these securities
are currently enjoying a market
value only slightly higher than
bonds issued by the last Czar of
Russia. Yet another reading of
what went on at Franklin inspires
the thought that hundreds of
millions were lost on bad
business loans.

These could, conceivably, have
been sweetheart deals between
borrower and lender, or these
bad loans may even have been
made at the behest of the Federal
Reserve Board itself. We know
that in other instances Dr. Arthur
Burns, the Board‘s chairman,
has admitted he has “encour-
aged“ (read “pressured") banks
to lend money to those notori-
ously high-risk, low-yield enter-
prises called Real Estate Invest-
ment Trusts.

NEVER'I‘IIELI‘ISS there is an
officer of the United States
government who is supposed to
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they aren't allowing their greed
and foolishness to bring the roof
down on them and us. His name is
James E. Smith and he is and has
been the Comptroller of the
Currency for the last 15 months.
Nothing on the record shows that
Mr. Smith did anything about
Franklin until it was belly up in
red ink.

It was then that Dr. Burns
began moving hundreds of
millions into Franklin at subsi-
dized interest rates. A call at the
time to the Boards public
relations office elicited the
statement that we shouldn't
worry, that only high grade
securities were being accepted as
collateral for these monstrous
loans.

It turns out it was junk. The
successor bank which wants to
take over the remains of Franklin
# with $150 million government
loan at subsidized interest rates
——- has told the Federal authori-
ties that they can keep most of it,
thank you.

These gyrations weren't exe-
cuted to protect the small
depositor. ()n the day that
Franklin went blup it had 620,000
depositors, all but 6.000 of whom
were fully insured up to the
$20,000 maximum by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation.

WHO WERE the other 6,000
with the interest-bearing certifi-
cates of deposit, the ones who are
being saved by this operation?
We don't know. Rep. Henry S.
Reuss (D., Wisc.) has been
pressing a reticent Dr. Burns for
the names. If they are ever made
public, in all likelihood they‘ll
turn out to be uninsured
corporate accounts which have
been receiving very high interest
rates, probably around 14 per
cenL

Now the last shocxer. This
mess of biodegradable bonds
and uncollectable loans has been
dumped on the Federal Insur-
ance Deposit Corporation, the
agency that is supposed to
protect the small investor.

 

Nicholas Von Hoffman is a
columnist for King Features
Syndicate.

  

  

      

not animals in the Third World in the very near future.

By JOHN JUNOT
(Editor's note: This comment is the second
of a series of three articles by John Junot. He

is a UK alumnus.)

In the first part, I probably implied that the faculty and
administration, the educational system in general, and
society as a whole are primarily or solely responsible for the
current intellectual mortality rate. No, that’s not true.
Students are the majority on any campus, and it’s the
students who largely determine the fate of the campuses.

THINGS WERE MORE exciting and stimulating in my
student days. Not that we were a pack of enlightened
thinkers; we were highly partisan and jingoistic. It wasn't
that we learned to love excellence, but that we despised the
mediocrity and banality of those who sought to destroy us
and the nation in a senseless war. We did, however, prove
that students can affect and improve the quality of their
academic surroundings, and thus must be held responsible
for it. '

Today's students remind me of a pack of rats swimming
toward a sinking ship. They are adopting, or selling out to,
the values of the corporate managerial system at the very
moment when that system is starting its final collapse.

In a very short-sighted way, it may be logical to do this in
these times of increasing economic desperation. Work hard,
study hard, make connections, concentrate on what is useful
and profitable, do nothing to damage your potential salability
on the job market. This is what hard-headed common sense
and logic say to do.

HORSE SHIT.

Hard—headed common sense and logic says exactly the
opposite. Hasn’t your education taught you to believe that
when the “experts" are unanimous in their opinion, and
when they have no apparent ulterior motive — such as
political gain — you can count on them in being right in their
conclusions? Ask any expert on population, agriculture,
ecology, or economics and they will all unanimously agree:
massive famines will come in the underdeveloped nations.
They might disagree on exactly when; the optimistic will say
about 10 years; the pessimistic will say tomorrow, if we have
an early frost. Either way is equally irrelevant: it would
take at least 30 years to implement a preventive solution.
We can now consider it inevitable that there will be a

lemming-like die-off, but of humans, not animals, in the
Third World in the very near future.

And what are the logical consequences of sucn a die-off?
Civil wars. Revolutions. The generalized breakdown of the
order of civilization, and therefore, economic production. In
other words, within the decade, and probably within two
years, most of Asia south of Russia and China, most of
Africa, and large parts of Central and South America will
simply cease to exist in terms of the planet’s economic and
trade system. Just as if these areas had been stripped off the
face of the earth and flung into outer space.

WHEN THEY G0, Japan, China, and Western Europe
cannot be far behind. When they go, we cannot be far behind.
We are now faced with a world disaster at least as
catastrophic and unsettling as the Great Depression and
WWII. And perhaps we are now on the verge of the Biblical
Apocalypse itself.

And against this Deluge you hope to raise a barricade
made of straight-A averages? You expect you can build a
wall around your split level and sip cocktails through it all as
you watch it on your color TV? Is it that you believe you can
join General Motors or the federal government or some other
corporation and that your membership will keep you safe?
How can the corporations protect you when they are the
cause of the danger in the first place?

Can you get “in”, anyway? in a time of economic
contraction? If you can, is it worth it? Perhaps you think you
can improve things by “working within the system." By
working at alienating intellectual labor while keeping quiet
about it, so as to gain a future advantage for change?

FORGET IT. MY friend. You can’t. The fatal flaw is
intrinsic to the human relationships necessary for the
corporations functioning; it is not so much a quality of the
people who fill the structure. You could take the thousand
greatest saints of history and put them on the UK staff. The
nature of their relationship with one another would corrupt
them within a week. Trying to accomplish change from
inside the system is like a virgin joining a whorenouse and
expecting to not only keep her chastity but also restore that of
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House spokesman said
Wednesday President Ford will seek tougher measures if voluntary
snumo energy conservation programs don't succeed, and raised the

JON VOIGNT ‘ possibility of clamping a dollar limit on Oil imports.
'" Press Secretary Ron Nessen said Ford remains opposed to a
MAX'M'LL'" 50““ gasoline excise tax increase and to mandatory gasoline rationing.

But. responding to questions. Nessen said. “You could limit oil
impats." When reporters asked whether he was raising the
possibility of reimposition of the oil import quota system, Nessen
said there could be other approaches.

One idea, he said, is a government declaration that it “will
imptrt no more than acertain dollar amount of oil.”

Asked about the prospects for Ford‘s call to reduce US. oil
consumption one million barrels per day by the end of 1975, Nessen
made a point of noting that Ford said he would seek tougher
measures if his present appeals for voluntary conservation are not

enough,

Butz predicts steady

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First. a wet spring in mid—America delayed planting, then came
the driest summer since 1936and finally early frost, said Butz.

He said meat prices should remain steady with fairly heavy
slaughter now in progress and more slaughter may even drop the
prices somewhat.

‘ Kissinger in Moscow
to discuss new treaty

HUSH)“ iAl’i -Secretary of State Henry A Kissinger arrived
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dispute. He will also review two slowepaced East-West
conferences one in Vienna for a mutual reduction'of forces in
Europe and the otherin (ieneva on European security.

The 3' :day visit by Kissinger is considered a major test of Soviet
Isn’t It Time For You interest in anucleararmspactandin detente generally.

To Share This Gift Of Energy research concentrated
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal research agency created
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atomic power and coal

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Discrimination complaint results
in general recommendations

By PAT HENSON
Kernel Staff Writer

An investigation of a sex-discrimination
complaint against the school of communications
resulted in a recommendation that the position in
question be advertised for fall 1975.

Last spring Dr. Karen Sue Cailteux, assistant
telecommunications professor, and Kathleen L.
Patterson. visiting instructor in
communications, filed a complaint against the
school charging violations of ethics and good will
resulting from discriminatory hiring practices.

'I‘III~3 INVESTIGATION was turned over to Art
Gallagher, dean of the College of Arts anc
Sciences. His office recommended specific
action in only one instance and made several
general recommendations, said Dr. Lewis
Donohew. director of the school of
communications.

Gallagher recommended the school advertise
for an equivalent position for fall 1975 to give
anyone who felt discriminated against last

The dean also recommended uniform
recruitment procedures be developed for hiring
purpcses and the two available positions in
telecommunications be filled on a visiting basis
for the cumznt year.

DONOIIEW SAID the complaint stemmed
from an instructor who was hired into a
communications position without waiting the
appropriate length of time for all applications.

Action was taken because it was thought the
person was one of the best communications
graduates in several years and it was feared that
another school would hire him, he said.

Donohew said he felt it was ironic that the
complaint should be made against the school of
communications. “This school probably has one
of the best records on campus for hiring
women," he said.

IN 1972 when there were three vacancies, one
was filled by a woman. In 1973, two of four
vacancies were filled by women.

In 1974, one of four vacancies was filled by a
woman. Donohew said another woman was
sought for the position but was hired by another

 

spring a chance to apply.

school.

Professor says proposed dam
will flood archaeological relics

By WALLY HIXSON
Kernel Staff Writer

Wesley Cowan, UK anthropol-
ogy professor, told a responsive
audience at the Student Center
ballroom Monday night that the
Red River Gorge area has a “rich
variety of archaeological re—
sources" of which a significant
number would be flooded by the
proposed dam.

He said destruction of the relics
not scheduled to be submerged
would be accelerated by the dam
as they would be more accessable
to tourists.

“Within the next decade I
seriously doubt if one undis-
turbed site of this type will be
available for scientific investiga-
tion." he added.

THE US. FOREST service
estimates there are at least 100
areas untouched by professional
archaeologists.

(‘owan said UK archaeologists
are now analyzing grasses.
seeds. nuts and twigs excavated

from the Seldon Skidmore farm
in the gorge — some as old as
4,000 years. He said these items

,are extremely important in

helping to look for cultural
changes of the time.

Excavations in the gorge began
in 1929 by UK professors William
Webb and William Funkhouser
who wanted to discover and
preserve Indian relics. Many
artifacts were lost and records
were not well kept, so much of
their work “offered little in
interpretation," said Cowan.

ONE “ARCHAEOLOGICAL
bonanza" was discovered by
Webb and Funkhouser. Under a
large overhang, ancient textiles
and apparent sleeping places of
matted grass were found “as—
toundingly well preserved." said
Cowan.

The material. significant for its
preservation. was included in the
report “Rock Shelters of Menifee
County Kentucky", heralded by
many as one of the most
significant contributions of pale-
oethnobotony, said Cowan.

COWAN WAS appointed by

state archaeologist Lathe] F. ‘

Duffield to conduct extensive
surveys of the gorge area and to
follow up on six sites deemed
worthy of further study by
Fryman.

Cowan narrated slides diSplay-
ing artifacts found in the gorge.
These included moccasins,
woven baskets, ceramics and
pottery dating as far back as
1,000 BC. All were remarkably
well preserved, said Cowan,
including pieces of a 2,500 year
old pumpkin.

Rock carvings and footprints
imbedded in sandstone were also
pictured. Cowan said pieces of
these relics had been chipped off
by tourists in the area. Although
tampering with these artifacts is
a felony. Cowan said the Forest
Service does not have the
manpower to enforce the law. He
said this vandalism was the
cause for much destruction of
“irreplaceable, non-renewable
elements of Kentucky and
National heritage.“

“You've Come a Long Way Baby!"
to be theme of fashion show

The Textiles, Clothing, and
Merchandising Department
(TCM) of the College of Home
Economics will present a free
fashion show Monday. October
28. at 7:30 pm. in the
Agricultural Science Auditorium.
The theme for the show is
“You‘ve Come a Long Way
Baby!“

Through the joint efforts of
students and instructors, fashion
enthusiasts will be able to view
authentic costumes ranging from
the early 1900‘s day dress to
todav‘s latest styles.

'I‘HI-I COSTUMES for Monday's
showing. about 50in number. are

part of a collection maintained by
the TCM department. Instructor
Diane Smathers said that many
of the garments were donated by
Mrs. Ross Cherry from Monroe-
ville. Ohio. who once operated a
traveling fashion show.

“Although many of them are
reproductions, our collection
starts with ancient Egypt and
goes all the way to today."
Smathers said.

With the aid of graduate
assistant Martha Skewes, Smath-
ers undertakes the task of
sorting. categorizing. and main-
taining the costumes. Smathers

said the department had just
received a mini-grant of $200
through undergraduate studies to
be used for cleaning and repair of
the costumes.

The collection, used primarily
for instructional purposes, cur-
rently is housed on the third floor
of Erickson Hall, and is not
generally open to public inspect-
ion due to crowded conditions.
However. Smathers expresses
the hope that “someday we are
going to get some big money so
we can make it a whole
University thing — not just
departmental. We want to
develop it into a museum."

THE KENTUCKY KERNEL, Thursday, October 24. 1974—5

Fl-t little Sister Rush

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Oct. 24 - Swimming and Stereo Party;8 pm.
Oct. 25 - Square Dance; 8 pm.

Oct. 26 - Pizza Party following Ballgame.
Oct. 27 - Picnic; 2 pm.

Oct. 28 - Banquet (Invitation Only)

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